Archive for January, 2007

A cruisy existence

January 22, 2007
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Cruising: A Guide For First Time Cruisers, by Catherine Stewart (published by author, $19.90): If you’re planning on taking yourself off for a cruise, Catherine Stewart has all the inside info you could possibly need. As a qualified cruise specialist and with eight years’ experience in the travel industry, the author knows her stuff....

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A chronicle of Mother Nature’s damage

January 20, 2007
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A chronicle of Mother Nature’s damage

Tarawera, by Geoff Conly (Grantham House Publishing, $39.99): When Mt Tarawera erupted early on the morning of June 10, 1886, 153 people died and New Zealand lost what was at the time the country’s greatest tourist attraction, the spectacular pink and white terraces. Widely acclaimed as the eighth wonder of the world, the terraces were...

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